RE: common mistakes/nightshade

The photo of Solanum dulcamara I found online looks like the one I'm
familiar with.  In shady spots it can get quite viney- but less so in sun.
The stem can get quite woody as I believe it is a perenial.

Theresa

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Donna,
Googling Deadly Nightshade will bring up Solanum dulcamara and Atropa bella-
donna.  The RHS database attributes the name only to Atropa bella-donna.
The
Solanum obviously is a nightshade but they show its common names to be:
BITTERSWEET; WOODY NIGHTSHADE; BITTER NIGHTSHADE; BLUEBIRD; CLIMBING
NIGHTSHADE; FELLEN; FELLONWOOD; FELONWOOD; FELLONWORT; FELONWORT; MAD DOG'S
BERRY; MORTAL; POISONOUS NIGHTSHADE; RADICAL WEED; SCARLET BERRY; SCARLET
EGG
PLANT; VIOLET BLOOM

I don't know which one I dug out and brought to class, but it had a woodier
base and wasn't vining.  This however could be attributed to repeatedly
being
cut back to keep at a desireable size, but never all the way.  Sort of doubt
it
as these beds weren't being carefully tended.

Kitty

> I am not sure I know this plant... anyone got a link for a photo of it?
>
> Donna
>
> >
> > Nightshade is a handsome plant. I can't remember how many times I've
> > knocked
> > on a total stranger's door to tell them the pretty vine on their fence
> is
> > poisonous. I have to wear waterproof gloves to pull it. Trying to do
> it
> > barehanded leaves me lightheaded with blurred vision. Not a plant to
> mess
> > with.
> > Judy B
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 10:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] common mistakes?
> >
> >
> > > I started gardening late so I am not as familiar with some things.
> > However,
> > > I know bindweed.  Still, when I took my courses through Guelph it
> was
> > all
> > > book-learnin' - no hands on.  For my weeds class I had to go on my
> own
> > road
> > > trip and photograph 30 different weeds and identify them and send in
> the
> > > photos.
> > > Later after graduating in 96, in search of 'hands-on' and
> commaraderie I
> > > took the MG course in 99.  I was digging out the small planted areas
> in
> > > front of my housing addition's brick markers to make way for new
> stone
> > > markers at the time.  I thought I might try to salvage any valuable
> > plants.
> > > I didn't recognize one, but thought it might be of some value, so I
> > potted
> > > it up and took it to class to ask what it was.  The Hort Ed said
> that it
> > was
> > > a very fine specimen of Deadly Nightshade!  Boy, was I red-faced!
> > >
> > > Kitty

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